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VSCO Cam coming to Android, in private beta now

Some exciting new for fans of mobile photography — VSCO Cam is coming to Android. Currently in private beta, it'll first see release on a few of the current high-end phones and should hit more Android 4.0-and-up devices after release.

What's the big deal about VSCO Cam? It's long been a must-have app for serious mobile photogs on iOS. Here's what our cousins at iMore.com had to say about it:

The thing I love so much about VSCO Cam is that is gracefully balances what we want and need to quickly edit with ease of use. When I'm out and about, I don't necessarily want to spend twenty minutes trying to learn how to use an app or applying filter upon filter before finally exporting to m camera roll and sharing to whatever social services I'd like from there. I just want to share my memories as quickly as possible and tinker later if I feel the urge.

VSCO Cam lets you edit basic elements such as the temperature, exposure, contrast, cropping, and rotating natively. Along with that, you can apply a selection of gorgeous filters. If the ones that come for free aren't enough, you can also buy packs or individual filters that will be added to your library. Once you're done, you can instantly upload your photo to the social network of your choice including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, and via email.

VSCO Cam also is a favorite of our pal Martin Reisch — aka Safe Solvent — which frankly is about all the endorsement we need. Says Martin:

Primarily what I appreciate most about VSCOcam is the subtlety of it's filter system. The quality of images coming from mobile phones at this point no longer require the heavy handed filters that are built into Instagram and so that's where VSCOcam shines. The ability to slightly tweak a shot without ruining the details or overly crushing the blacks or bumping the saturation means that with a few taps, you've got an image that has mood, without losing the details.

No word on when, exactly, VSCO Cam will come out of beta. It's currently testing on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S4, and on the HTC One.

I have heard different things regarding the s4. Your not the only one who switched to htc one. I think the biggest issue is the way that it handles memory. Sad thing is even with the htc one being so popular it's not looking good for htc. I hope Samsung learns from s4 and not let it happen to note 3. So far my note 2 has been the best phone I have ever owned. I'm still rocking my original purchased one. Haven't had to exchange it like the dozens of times I did on my evo 3d

Exactly it sounds like a hundred different camera apps out there. I don't get why this one should be better. I haven't used it so maybe it is better, but going off of that two paragraph blurb it seems to be just another simplistic photo editing app.

Snapseed is ok, but it doesn't save my 13MP from my S4 and scales them down to damn near 3MP. It's basically unusable at this point. The Android photo app space is surprisingly lacking (coming from an iPhone 4S) and this is why I'm excited for VSCOcam. I like it so much that I have a workflow that sends my Samsung S4 photos to the iPad so I can process them with VSCOCam. Their processing is great, contrasty, and makes the photos more interesting. An Android version would make my life easier. I wish Hipstamatic would make their way to Android too, and I'd be set. Those are the only 2 apps I need.

WORD! I'm a food blogger, so posting high quality food photos is critical to the success of my site. Why should I be forced to own an iOS to have gorgeous Instagram photos?
I don't want to add frilly color and fish eye filters. I just need high quality, traditional photo editing capability.
Please don't make me buy an Apple product!

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